WWE Smackdown TV viewership: A solid increase for the Friday night show

Friday's WWE Smackdown averaged 2.577 million viewers, up from the 2.275 million viewers the previous week, according to Zap2It.com. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Darius Malcisky]

Powell's POV: Friday's Smackdown featured Paul Heyman on Miz TV, Chris Jericho's last match for the time being, and Vince McMahon naming the new general manager. It was a nice jump for WWE and we hope to have the actual rating later today.